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  • New coronavirus cases detected in Afghanistan

    Date: 2020-03-31 08:42:32 GMT - Afghanistan - World - SN:20 - ID:8376527

    KABUL, March 31 (MENA) - The Afghan Health Ministry announced on Tuesday new 29 coronavirus cases in the country/ According to Health Ministry Spokesman Wahidullah Mayar, the new cases take the total number of confirmed cases to 174 in the ....

  • Trump declares federal disaster in Pennsylvania

    Date: 2020-03-31 06:53:51 GMT - USA - World - SN:11 - ID:8376407

    WASHINGTON, March 31 (MENA) - US President Donald Trump declared a major disaster in Pennsylvania on Monday night, as Gov. Tom Wolf extended the closing of schools and nonessential businesses indefinitely, Fox News reported. Wolf also added four ....

  • S. Korea reports 125 new virus cases, total now at 9,786

    Date: 2020-03-31 06:29:11 GMT - south korea - World - SN:10 - ID:8376385

    SEOUL, March 31 (MENA) - South Korea reported 125 new cases of the novel coronavirus Tuesday, up from 78 new cases a day earlier, bringing the nation's total infections to 9,786, Yonhap news agency reported. The 125 new cases of COVID-19, ....

  • US govt renews 4 restrictions on Iran's nuclear program for 60 days

    Date: 2020-03-31 06:24:22 GMT - USA - World - SN:9 - ID:8376368

    WASHINGTON, March 31 (MENA) - The Trump administration has decided to renew four restrictions on Iran's nuclear program for the next 60 days making it harder for Tehran to develop further nuclear weapons. "US is renewing four nuclear restrictions ....

  • Norway's coronavirus death toll reaches 26

    Date: 2020-03-31 05:48:56 GMT - Norway - World - SN:6 - ID:8376347

    OSLO, March 31 (MENA) - The Norwegian Institute of Public Health Monday announced that four more patients have died in the last 24-hours raising the toll to 26 deaths in Norway from the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). In a press statement, the ....

  • China reports 48 new imported Covid-19 cases, none in Wuhan

    Date: 2020-03-31 05:42:35 GMT - China - World - SN:5 - ID:8376343

    BEIJING, March 31 (MENA) - The National Health Commission said that The Chinese mainland reported 48 new imported cases of the novel coronavirus disease (Covid-19) on Monday, bringing the total number of imported cases to 771, Xinhua ....

  • New Zealand extends state of emergency to stop spread of COVID-19

    Date: 2020-03-31 05:32:19 GMT - New Zealand - World - SN:3 - ID:8376336

    WELLINGTON, March 31 (MENA) - New Zealand's Minister of Civil Defence Peeni Henare said in a statement that his country is extending the state of national emergency for a further seven days to help stop the spread of COVID-19, New Zealand Herald ....

  • 1 dead, 127 injured after train derails in central China

    Date: 2020-03-31 05:25:12 GMT - China - World - SN:2 - ID:8376329

    BEIJING, March 31 (MENA) - One person was killed and 127 others injured after a train derailed in the city of Chenzhou in central China's Hunan Province Monday, Xinhua quoted local authorities as saying. The accident happened in Yongxing County ....

  • North Korea slams Pompeo for urging nations to maintain economic sanctions

    Date: 2020-03-30 23:03:38 GMT - North Korea - World - SN:85 - ID:8376300

    PYONGYANG, March 30 (MENA) - North Korea on Monday strongly criticized Secretary of State Mike Pompeo who said the US still looked forward to talks, even after the North called his insistence on sanctions "ludicrous", US Barron's newspaper ....

  • Extend Brexit transition by years over coronavirus, UK told

    Date: 2020-03-30 22:09:38 GMT - United Kingdom - World - SN:83 - ID:8376297

    LONDON, March 30 (MENA) - The largest group in the European parliament has urged the UK government to do the “responsible thing” and extend the Brexit transition period, as coronavirus plays havoc with the timetable for an EU-UK deal, The Guardian ....

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